January 2010

Greetings from balmy Alaska!

While we have listened to the news reports bemoaning the “record-low temperatures” in the lower 48, we have enjoyed a relatively warm winter in the interior of Alaska. We haven't had as many -40 degree days as we normally do. Thank you global warming!

There were not many flights the last quarter of 2009, which allowed us to catch up on many details that

Do you remember when you were young and what you thought when the “old folks” would say, “My, doesn't time fly?” Remember thinking that was crazy talk?! We didn't think Christmas, summer vacations, or our birthdays would ever arrive. Well, now we are the “old folks” who are saying, “My, how time does fly!”

Anyone who follows our ministry knows how busy this time of year is for us. We arrived back in AK in March, and we still haven't finished unpacking boxes that we packed up before we left for furlough... which begs to question, “How important are these things anyway?”

Greetings from Alask… er, I mean … South Carolina! December 2008

Although our bodies are on furlough in the lower-48, our hearts are still in Alaska as we perform the vital role of a missionary. Updating folks “and shew how great things God hath done”, getting reacquainted, and sharing the great need for missionaries in Alaska is a crucial part of the ministry. Yet, we dearly miss those who our Lord has called us to serve.

We received another note from a church which said, “We have Lynn on our prayer list, so many people will be praying for her”. It is humbling and encourages our heart when we get these notes. How could we ever thank everyone who paused and offered a prayer up for us? We will not know this side of Glory the results of your prayers. Thank you.

Here’s the latest.

Dear Prayer Partners,

We’re gaining daylight quickly these days, but the mercury seems to be struggling to climb above -40 lately! We hear all the jokes about it being “colder than a mother-in-laws love,” but we both have great mother-in-laws!

Missionary Ronnie Starr’s Cessna 207 is in our hanger with both ends missing!

Dear Prayer Partners,

It seems like we just finished setting goals for our family and ministry for 2007; yet, in a few days, we’ll be celebrating the incarnation of our Lord! At the risk of sounding like our parents, the older we get, the faster time seems to fly!

Ministry Update: Our Lord has allowed us to meet or exceed